Sharp County record., 1887-09-15

bring to us the kingdom of Heaven 7, y
easier for a woman to be a Christian n.
for man. Why? You say she is weaEaa
No. Her heart is more responsive 10 A.
pleadings of divine love. She is in v... %
majority. The fact that she can nv
easily become Christian prove bv ~
statement that threefourths of the ma.
bers of the churches in all Christendn-.
are women. So God appoints them IN h.
the chief agencies for bringing this worlS
back to God. may stand here and SOW
the soul is immortal. There is a man vk,
will refute it. l may stand hers and s.u
we are lost and undone without Cbri,;
There is a man who will refute it. I'M
stand here and say there will be ind.
ment day after awhile. YOnder is son.
one who will refute it. But a Cbristi,'
woman in a Christian household, living IN
the faith and consistency of Christ,
Gospel-nobody can refute tho.
The greatest sermons are not preached o.,
celebrated Platforms; they are preache5
with an audience of two or three and !,
private home life. A consistent, cons,'
. | CIdItu Sul lobldu SCI lNt 10 tll ullHlSWprk
BILE demonstration of Gods truth.
A sailor came slipping down the ratliua
one night, as though some thing had h.n
pened, and the sailors cried "What,s N.
matter" He said: "My mothers praycr,
haunt me like ghost" Home infuem., :,
consecrated, Christian home influence,
are the mightiest of all influences upon tbs
soul. There are men here to day who ha,o
maintained their integrity, not because
they were any better naturally than SOM,
other people, but because there were horn
influences praying for them all tho
time. They got a start. They won
launched on the world with IN,
benedictions of Christian mother. Tber
may track Siberian SHOWS, they NAV
plunge in African jungles, they may Ayt
the earth's end-they can not 20 so far
and so fast but the prayers will keep uD
with them.
| stand before women to-day who have
the eternal salvation Of their husbandsh b
their right hand. On the marriage day '
you took an oath before men and angels
that you would be faithful and kind until
death did you part, and believe you are y
going to keep that oath; but after thai 81
parting at the door of the grave, will itk =
eternal separation? Is there any such y
thing as an immortal marriage, making ~
the flowers that grow on the top Of tho ~
sepulchre brighter than the garanh =.
which at the marriage banquet foodedth ?,
air with aromas Yes; | stand here as -
priest of the most high God to proclaim =,
the banns of an immortal union for al =.
those who join hands in the grace
Christ o, woman, is your husband, you {
father, your son away from GOd' The 49,;
Lord demands their redemption at you p
hands. There are prayers foryou to ofc of
there are exhortations for you to giS voy
there are examples for you to set aud ,fet
say now, as Paul said to the Corinthn M,
woman: wi
What knowest thou, o, woman, but AG ousl
canst save thy husbani' lor
A man was dying, and he said 70 a ugh
wife: "Rebecca, you wouldn't let me h@ OF
family prayers; and you laughed abs i've.
all that, and you got me away into WG& add
liness: and now | am going to dsi oc,
and my fate is sealed, and you are U at
cause of my ruin" U woni ator
what knowest thou but thou ans'tdesfNwas
thy husband? Are there not some hsessn
who have kindly influences at home' Athers
there not some here who have wandsn Ge
far away from God, who can remsns Ben
the Christian Influences of their G9dson
home? Do not despise these influence ind O
nv brother. II you die without Chitle,
what will you do with your nous time
PRAYERS, with you wife's importunli.husii
With vonr sisters entreaties? What % wal
Won do With the letters they use Ovbribut
YOU, with the memory of those days H'ine o.
they attended you so kindly in umS ne
sickness? Oh, If there be just one atpeaKl
holding YOU from floating off on thai aouri'
sea, l would just like, this moD-ess =,
to take hold of that strana ue"
mill Won TO the beach rs me
the sake of your wife's God, for tns NneFn
of your mothers God, for the %n ave hf
your daughters God, for the sake @ endert
sisters God, come this day and Dc s1ort q
Lastly, wish to say that one = p'eo
snecific rights of woman is, thrOagl never
grace OF Christ, finally to reacn ne ora' 80
Mary, Christ's mother, in Heaven, ionv'c'
beth Fry in Heaven; Charlotte hnn N peas
in Heaven; the mother OF Augs- ne csn
Heaven: the Countess OF hun'Dil sa,u - .
who sold her splendid Jewes y -
chapels, in Heaven, while grea, P.'n
otbers who have never been hearu !, uos'.e
earth. or known but little, have sO' ~ ~ ~
the rest and peace of Heaven scs -
What n restl What a chans' ,-es ~ -
from the small room, with no ms "a, r,sS ~
window, the glass broken out, aau ~, qt;ss - j
ing side, and worn -out eyes, " 'A +astts. =, ,
of many mansionsw NO mVlo In 80
until twelve O'Clock at niga' = ths~o
thrusting of the thumb by 'ne "a rs.s,
through the work to show IL "'S ,dcs n
quite right. Plenty oil preau au,.,aid tbst
Heaven for aching heads ,,,hdontion
broken hearts. Heaven for ansu nras dufv n
frames No more sitting up n what
night for the coming OF stags.m ms Comment
No more rough blows across s1.,a, sonfedera
No more sharp, keen, pl'.~ .ss lack was
Some of you will have NJ ..SS,tsnd .Sss espec
world. II will be toll, ana Su, ientonvill
suffering all the way up. ,"r iv mains Of G
to stand at your door ngn'lnS9 vthe farm o
wolf with your own hand, l'u srremetery {
mage. But God has a crU"r .'orning Ind lovin
want you to realize this Orsr mO,s 10 Of
is now making it, and wneno'h thst ne dead
tear he sets another gem ~ f lelds Of co
whenever you have pans ,ha Has born i
soul he puts another gem ..a III tsp1ears old,
until, after awhile, in al Vu~ nlprl 5ecame a s
will be no room for another ,Ths SE S5tate With
God will say to his angel: mar rwilderness
done; let her up that sns % 4 md scattel
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